Southern DHB chief executive Chris Fleming says there are some tough statements in the report that reviewed the board's management and hospital services.
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Dr Bryan Betty, a Porirua GP and the medical director of the New Zealand College of GPs, said RSV could be “burning out”. RSV illness seasons were difficult to predict but tended to be shorter than flu seasons, ESR’s public health physician, Dr Sarah Jefferies said, which might indicate we were past the peak. But the trajectory of the illness was even more difficult to forecast given the season began with low immunity against RSV due to the Covid-19 response. “This explains the exceptionally high RSV activity we’ve seen over the past five weeks in New Zealand, but as children return to school it is possible that we could see another increase in activity.”
At their most recent meeting health board members talked of developing a long-term plan to improve health services in Southland, but this provides little comfort for those in need right now. The board has commissioned consultancy company Sapere to develop a site master plan for the hospital, but I’d suggest the board also needs to consult with its staff and patients to be advised of the issues which exist at our hospital. The board is also considering an upgrade of its embattled emergency department in Invercargill. However, board chief executive Chris Fleming was recently reported as saying that he did not want to ”over-resource the department, relative to what the demands on the department should be”.
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Dr Bryan Betty, a Porirua GP and the medical director of the New Zealand College of GPs, said RSV could be “burning out”. RSV illness seasons were difficult to predict but tended to be shorter than flu seasons, ESR’s public health physician, Dr Sarah Jefferies, said, which might indicate we were past the peak. But the trajectory of the illness was even more difficult to forecast given the season began with low immunity against RSV due to the Covid-19 response. “This explains the exceptionally high RSV activity we have seen over the past five weeks in New Zealand but as children return to school, it is possible that we could see another increase in activity.”
Jamie Searle18:59, Aug 04 2021
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Emergency services were called to a car crashing into a power pole in Invercargill on Wednesday night.
One person with serious injuries has been taken to Southland Hospital after a car crashed into a power pole in Invercargill on Wednesday night. The crash happened on the corner of West Plains Rd and Sussex St at about 5.15pm. Power lines came down and cut power in West Plains, Waikiwi and on North Rd. PowerNet personnel joined emergency services at the scene to restore power to the affected areas.
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